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Proverbs 12:24

24  lThe hand of the diligent will rule,

while the slothful will be mput to forced labor.

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Proverbs 12:24 — The New International Version (NIV)

24 Diligent hands will rule,

but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:

But the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 Work hard and become a leader;

be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 12:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 The hand of the diligent will rule,

But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 Hard workers will become leaders,

but those who are lazy will be slaves.

Proverbs 12:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Proverbs 12:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 12:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 Hard-working hands gain control, 

but lazy hands do slave labor. 

Proverbs 12:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 The diligent hand will rule,

but laziness will lead to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 The hand of the diligent will rule,

while the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule,

but the lazy will belong to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 Hands that work hard will rule.

But people who don’t want to work will become slaves.

Proverbs 12:24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 The hand of the diligent will rule,

But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.


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